SKILLS
Musical Director, Composer, Producer, Lyricist,
Arranger, Multi-instrumentalist (All keyboards, outstanding
pianist; Guitars, mandolin, and other fretted instruments;
Basses; some trombone; functional knowledge of much
more), Sound Designer, Audio Engineer, Teacher, Vocalist,
Writer, Comedy Writer, Actor (including V.O.)
EXPERIENCE
September 2005 – Present
Musical Director - UUCCN
April 2005 – Present
Forensic Enhancement of surveillance recordings
(US Attorney’s Office)
December 2003 – Present
Touro College – Professor of Digital
Audio, Acoustics
October 2003 – September 2004
Producer/Musical Director/Arranger/Engineer – Chuck
Prentiss Political songbook
July - September 2003
Producer/Creator/Musical Director “Fascinatin’ Gershwin” (live
show)
January 2003- June 2003
Musical Director: Tropicana
Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ.
March 2002 - December 2002
Head of Audio/Visual Department
at KLP (a full-service production company).
Duties included:
Design, engineering, and execution of sound reinforcement systems; Design,
engineering, and execution of audio/visual systems; Digital imagery, retouching,
editing, archiving; Tech and computer support; Project budgeting; Staff development
and oversight; Collaborate on sales strategy; Research and information support
1984-2002
Owner/Operator of Sansonia Music and Sound (Designed studio, engineered,
did creative work – composing, arranging, lyrics, etc. - played numerous
instruments, sang, did V.O.s, handled purchasing, client relations, personnel,
etc.)
1976- Present Musical
Director/Contributing Writer/Creative Consultant/Performer
- Numerous Corporate and private events, large and
small
AT&T, Bayer, Bell Atlantic, Chase Manhattan, Chemical
Bank, Hallmark, KPMG, McCann Ericson, MCI, Merck, Nike,
VF Corporation, Woman's Day, many others
- FIRESIGN THEATRE Reunion Concerts/Live Webcast
- NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CLASS OF ‘86 (TV
special and Off-B’way show)
- Marble Collegiate Church
Composer/Music Producer/Engineer
- CNN Travel Series
- PBS Biography Series
- PYST (CD-ROM game)
- Sacramento Music Circus
- A LIFE TOGETHER (short film)
- THROB (Sitcom, with Jane Leeves)
- PROTEST WARRIOR (several films)
- Numerous Educational and Corporate Videos
- LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
- Scholastic Inc (Audio recordings of Children’s
Books)
- MAGICDANCE (Children's Creative Movement tapes)
- CLEVER JACK AND THE MAGIC BEANSTALK (CBS Special)
Keyboardist/Arranger on
BAD BOY RECORDS 10 TH ANNIVERSARY CD
(Platinum)
Musical Director/Conductor (various
venues & locations)
- PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES
- THE GIFTS OF THE MAGI
- ALWAYS PATSY CLINE
- SMOKEY JOE'S CAFÉ
- FOREVER MOTOWN
- THE WIZARD OF OZ
- THE APPLE TREE
- SOUTH PACIFIC
- GUYS & DOLLS
- GEORGE & IRA
- OLIVER
- HAIR
Political Lyricist/Performer
- TALK LIVE (MSNBC)
- GOOD DAY NEW YORK (FOX)
Biographer/Lyricist
- Long Wharf Theatre
- Bayer AG International
- Numerous others
Lyricist
- Theatre For Learning
- American Comedy Network
Conductor/Musician
- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Original
Production)
- THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM (NYC Revival)
- Steve DePass, America's Singing
Poet (Asian Tour)
Instrumentalist/Actor/Singer
- PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES (Original
Broadway Run; National Tour)
- SONG OF SINGAPORE (Original Off-Broadway
Run)
Faculty Member
- Touro College (currently)
- Kaufman Center
- Center for the Media Arts
- The New Catholic High School
- Bank Street School For Children
- Circle In The Square Theatre
School
Visiting Musical Director/Instructor
- Pace University (NYC)
- Greenwoods Theatre ( Norfolk
CT)
- Numerous Children's Theatres
First All-Children's Theatre,
Shadow Box Theatre, Theatre In
A Trunk, etc.
Accompanist, Producer, Arranger,
and/or Conductor
- Numerous recording and performing
artists
Diddy,
MA$E, The Temptations, Shawn Colvin,
Richard Gere, Mary Fahl, Deodato, Constantine
Maroulis, Maria Muldaur, Nicolette Larson,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Marcus Simeone,
Annie Golden, Misty Rowe, Jimmy Roselli,
others
Contributing Writer (prose articles)
- NATIONAL LAMPOON
- CHILDREN’S MUSIC NETWORK JOURNAL
Inventor of The MIDI Dance Floor
A device that enables dancers to trigger musical sounds by their movements
Other experience includes:
All administrative and business for Sansonia Music and Sound 1984-2002
Client Relations
Correspondence
Production management
Marketing, advertising copy
Billing and financial records
Equipment and stock acquisition
Hiring, employee relations, payroll
All logistics and occasionally travel for musicians/actors
for corporate events
Music Director for Manchester Dance Festival. 1987-1997 Duties included:
Associate production of concerts, Coordination of publicity
Writing press releases, Writing grant requests
Writing/checking brochure and playbill copy
Corporate Finance Clerk ( Blyth, Eastman, Dillon)
Dispatcher (Broadway Delivery and Messengers)
Co-op board member, five years
Computer literate: Expert in audio and music software; experienced in DOS,
Windows, and Mac OS; MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, various photo-editing programs,
others Some programming experience
